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mitt romney got a boost with an endorsement from the house majority leader. >> mitt romney is the only candidate who has put forward a bold plan for the future. >> newt gingrich is counting on a victory in his home state of georgia. >> you lose all credibility if the folks who know you best repudiate you. >> ron paul needs a break. -- needs a break through. >> in alaska there's a chance we will come out with a majority of the delegates. >> mitt romney is getting help from barbara bush. she is setting up robocalls on his behalf in ohio and vermont. tara mergener, wbal-tv 11 news. back to you. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. a few things to watch for. the accident on southbound 95 at 32 has been cleared. we are tracking an accident on the outer loop at 295. 37 from approaching 795 down towards 70. 59 on southbound 95 coming out of white marsh. the volume is starting to build. 56 on southbound 83 down from padonia road appeared the j.f.x. in good shape into town. this is 95 at 32. looking better now
mitt romney got a boost with an endorsement from the house majority leader. >> mitt romney is the only candidate who has put forward a bold plan for the future. >> newt gingrich is counting on a victory in his home state of georgia. >> you lose all credibility if the folks who know you best repudiate you. >> ron paul needs a break. -- needs a break through. >> in alaska there's a chance we will come out with a majority of the delegates. >> mitt romney is...
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more people are throwing their support behind mitt romney. tara mergener joins us live to explain what that means for the other republican hopefuls. good morning. >> good morning. mitt romney is getting more support now from the gop, but so far, his republican rivals are determined to stay in the race. first, former first lady barbara. >> mitt is the best man to lead the country. >> then a boost from jeb. >> he said, "mitt, i want to let you know i'm endorsing you today." >> today mitt romney expects the endorsement of former president george h.w. bush. >> if there's ever a part of the republican establishment that still exists, it's the bush family. >> on wednesday, romney also got the backing of senator marco rubio, signs the gop is starting to coalesce. but as republicans line up behind a front-runner, the obama camp is taking aim at romney and his closest rivals. >> one thing that can bring this momentum to a screeching halt is turning over the keys of the white house to santorum or romney. >> rick santorum is campaigning in wisconsin ahe
more people are throwing their support behind mitt romney. tara mergener joins us live to explain what that means for the other republican hopefuls. good morning. >> good morning. mitt romney is getting more support now from the gop, but so far, his republican rivals are determined to stay in the race. first, former first lady barbara. >> mitt is the best man to lead the country. >> then a boost from jeb. >> he said, "mitt, i want to let you know i'm endorsing you...
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mitt romney is coming to maryland tomorrow. he will attend a town hall event at the american legion hall in arbutus at 4:00 p.m. no tickets are required. >> 61 degrees on tv hill. allergy season -- allergy season. baltimore is a good place to be this time of year. whose toppling burger king -- who is toppling a burger king? thee're getting ready for empty bowl fund raiser happening this saturday. have to make these beautiful bowls. >> south on 95, attracting >> good morning. we're back with a live view of the skycam. it is 64 degrees in very humidity. we'll get even warmer as we head into the afternoon. we're talking about the empty bowl fund raiser coming up this saturday. you are located in mount vernon. you help them make a lot of these bowls. >> we are in mount washington. it is easier to find parking. we have a tremendous response. people came to make the bowls. beginners an experienced potters' alike. we have stamps so they got to personalize and decorate. the people seem to respond to having the opportunity to squished a
mitt romney is coming to maryland tomorrow. he will attend a town hall event at the american legion hall in arbutus at 4:00 p.m. no tickets are required. >> 61 degrees on tv hill. allergy season -- allergy season. baltimore is a good place to be this time of year. whose toppling burger king -- who is toppling a burger king? thee're getting ready for empty bowl fund raiser happening this saturday. have to make these beautiful bowls. >> south on 95, attracting >> good morning....
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romney quickly changed that. turns out romney and santorum will not split michigan's delegates evenly. republicans there decided after the election to give romney more. >> anything to win -- after the fact, break the rules, rewrite rules. that's probably where republicans and conservatives do it. >> michigan's republicans say that is how they always intended to split the delegates. santorum's campaign calls it a back-room deal. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are still attracting some delays at the key bridge. things are improving. 20 miles per hour. the disabled vehicle has been moved off to the side -- 28 miles per hour. a new accident in aberdeen at old philadelphia road. 95 looks good out of the northeast. we could see some delays on york road at the towson region because of a water main break. 13 minutes to get you through the outer loop west side stretch. not as bad as we normally see
romney quickly changed that. turns out romney and santorum will not split michigan's delegates evenly. republicans there decided after the election to give romney more. >> anything to win -- after the fact, break the rules, rewrite rules. that's probably where republicans and conservatives do it. >> michigan's republicans say that is how they always intended to split the delegates. santorum's campaign calls it a back-room deal. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now traffic...
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. >> mitt romney -- >> rick santorum. >> as front-runner mitt romney urges voters to speed him toward the nomination -- >> hi, there. how are you this morning? >> his wife is on the campaign trail trying to give him a boost. >> i think it's really time for us all to coalesce and recognize that the battle now is against obama. >> a surprise win in either state would be a breakthrough for romney, easing doubts about his chances of rallying conservative support. two new polls show romney in a statistical tie with newt gingrich, with a lead in both states. this may be a make or break round for the former speaker, who's banking on southern support to keep his campaign alive. >> and let the american people choose between $10 a gallon and $2.50 a gallon, and i think it will make for a very clear race. >> but rick santorum is also aiming for the knockout blow to prove conservatives are on his side. >> i'm very competitive. but i think we've got the best -- making sure we get a conservative nominee in the fall. >> and ron paul is not campaigning in either state. he is focusing on today's caucu
. >> mitt romney -- >> rick santorum. >> as front-runner mitt romney urges voters to speed him toward the nomination -- >> hi, there. how are you this morning? >> his wife is on the campaign trail trying to give him a boost. >> i think it's really time for us all to coalesce and recognize that the battle now is against obama. >> a surprise win in either state would be a breakthrough for romney, easing doubts about his chances of rallying conservative...
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plus romney's coming in with momentum. he won the puerto rico's 20 delegates sunday. >> those people who don't think that latinos will vote for a republican need to take a look in puerto rico. >> democrats question whether romney can seal the deal. >> every time it looks like mr. romney has some momentum, he gets set back. he hasn't been able to make the sale to his own party. >> republicans leaders say it is early in the game. >> we're only at halftime. i think that this process is going to play itself out. we will have a nominee i think fairly soon, one, two months away. >> newt gingrich and ron paul are on the ballot in illinois but with little support. gingrich himself said this one's largely between romney and santorum. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a family is grieving their loss of their daughter killed in a car crash in morocco. the accident happened on friday. she had participated in a fulbright conference of women in politics. her mother said she loved exploring the diversity of different cultures. >> she wan
plus romney's coming in with momentum. he won the puerto rico's 20 delegates sunday. >> those people who don't think that latinos will vote for a republican need to take a look in puerto rico. >> democrats question whether romney can seal the deal. >> every time it looks like mr. romney has some momentum, he gets set back. he hasn't been able to make the sale to his own party. >> republicans leaders say it is early in the game. >> we're only at halftime. i think...
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mitt romney was hoping these races would help propellent toward the nomination. he was upstaged by rick santorum instead. >> we did it again. [cheers] >> rick santorum sweeps primaries in alabama and mississippi. >> people have said, you know you're being outspent and everybody is talking about all the math and all the things, that this race is inevitable. >> boosting his claim as the conservative alternative. gingrich, who was banking on an all-southern strategy, is resisting pressure from the santorum camp to bow out, and downplayed his loss as a bigger problem for mitt romney. >> one of the things tonight proved is that the elite media's effort to convince the nation that mitt romney is inevitable just collapsed. >> we've got work to do. >> romney did not speak to supporters after the results, but earlier in the day said his prospects were better than santorum's to clinch the nomination. >> he is far behind in the delegate count. he's far behind in the popular- vote count. if you look at the math and how many delegates he'd have to win to become the nominee, i
mitt romney was hoping these races would help propellent toward the nomination. he was upstaged by rick santorum instead. >> we did it again. [cheers] >> rick santorum sweeps primaries in alabama and mississippi. >> people have said, you know you're being outspent and everybody is talking about all the math and all the things, that this race is inevitable. >> boosting his claim as the conservative alternative. gingrich, who was banking on an all-southern strategy, is...
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>> governor romney has to win more than 50%. the current pace governor romney has been winning -- and he's had all the favorable states, three of his home states. i have only one home state. but he's had three of his home states up already in this election. he's had huge advantages because of early organization. was able to get on the ballot and win a large chunk of delegates simply because of delegates that speaker gingrich or i wasn't able to get on the ballot. that's not going to continue. we're going to move to states where i will have more advantage. we'll move to states where governor romney has no proven ability to be successful. the math isn't the issue. the issue is vision. the issue is governor romney having outspent me 10 to 1 and still isn't able to close the deal and is not on a path himself to get to this. we need to let this thing sort out. you know, if we have a continued contested primaries going through this, we'll see shortly that the conservative in this race is going to rise, continue to start winning states
>> governor romney has to win more than 50%. the current pace governor romney has been winning -- and he's had all the favorable states, three of his home states. i have only one home state. but he's had three of his home states up already in this election. he's had huge advantages because of early organization. was able to get on the ballot and win a large chunk of delegates simply because of delegates that speaker gingrich or i wasn't able to get on the ballot. that's not going to...
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romney has more than double those of santorum. no candidate shows signs of dropping out, even as some republicans call for closure. >> the sooner we can come around on a nominee, i think the better we are as a party. >> polls show that rick santorum's is up ahead pretty substantially in louisiana. mitt romney looks stronger in the next set of contests including maryland april 3. i am emily schmidt. >> thank you. more republican presidential candidates are making maryland one of their stops all of the campaign trail. newt gingrich will come to the state house in annapolis next tuesday. no word if any of these appearances will lead to a campaign-style public event. ron paul will be meeting with voters when he stops by the college park campus of the university of maryland next week. he will hold a town hall meeting on wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. the event is free but people are still get their tickets in advance. >> ron paul. a very unique protests in annapolis. listen to this. [honking] it was pretty loud. they drove from the state
romney has more than double those of santorum. no candidate shows signs of dropping out, even as some republicans call for closure. >> the sooner we can come around on a nominee, i think the better we are as a party. >> polls show that rick santorum's is up ahead pretty substantially in louisiana. mitt romney looks stronger in the next set of contests including maryland april 3. i am emily schmidt. >> thank you. more republican presidential candidates are making maryland one...
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we should nominate a conservative to as a chance to go head-to-head with governor romney. >> losses on tuesday could mean the end for newt gingrich. could helpmitt romney woul bring the nominating contest to a close. >> that is the reason we'll get rid of him in 2012. >> ron paul is advertising in hawaii. he plans to cut 1 trillion dollars from the federal budget. he has yet to win the popular vote in any state. >> everybody is still in the race. >> there was a forum and that should drop national attention. >> how did the primaries come to take on such an important role this time around? >> there are not usually so vital in this process. the fierce battle over the conservative a vote. both states moved up their primary date. that boosted their clout. we have 90 delegates at stake tomorrow. >> tara mergener, thank you. corrections officials are asking for your help in tracking down an offender that left his home. he is serving to this year's home detention from his residence on charges of distribution of drugs. his last known whereabouts -- where he had been serving his sentence. he wei
we should nominate a conservative to as a chance to go head-to-head with governor romney. >> losses on tuesday could mean the end for newt gingrich. could helpmitt romney woul bring the nominating contest to a close. >> that is the reason we'll get rid of him in 2012. >> ron paul is advertising in hawaii. he plans to cut 1 trillion dollars from the federal budget. he has yet to win the popular vote in any state. >> everybody is still in the race. >> there was a...
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. >> mitt romney scored the biggest prize of the night. tara mergener joins us from our washington bureau this morning. good morning. >> good morning. as expected, it was a fight to the finish for the gop front- runners. that carries in ohio was close -- that key race in ohio was close. >> and i'm not going to let you down. i'm going to get this nomination. [cheers] >> a super tuesday for mitt romney, who after a fight to the finish with rick santorum, squeaked out a win in ohio, the day's biggest prize. >> tonight we're doing some counting. we're counting up the delegates for the convention and it looks good. >> romney was also victorious in five other states -- vermont, virginia, idaho, alaska, and his home state of massachusetts. >> thank you. >> on the busiest campaign day yet, santorum earned bragging rights in some of the most republican states in the country -- oklahoma, tennessee, and north dakota, raising fresh doubts about romney's ability to rally the conservative vote. >> we have won in the west, the midwest, in the south, and
. >> mitt romney scored the biggest prize of the night. tara mergener joins us from our washington bureau this morning. good morning. >> good morning. as expected, it was a fight to the finish for the gop front- runners. that carries in ohio was close -- that key race in ohio was close. >> and i'm not going to let you down. i'm going to get this nomination. [cheers] >> a super tuesday for mitt romney, who after a fight to the finish with rick santorum, squeaked out a win...
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asked why, the governor says because romney can win. from washington, i'm tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> good morning once again, sarah caldwell with a look at your morning commute. let's see what's going on out there. the unaccident we've been tracking all morning is in edgewater, 214, central avenue closed at loch haven road due to a vehicle into a pole there. be extra careful. detours are necessity fect. 295 looks pretty good, 49 miles per hour, traveling down from the airport vicinity toward the capital beltway, moving well on 95 as well, coming down toward 32. both the north and west side checking out ok. we're not seeing much in the way of volume-related delays yet. you can see a little yellow there on the west side right around i-70. let's give you a live view of traffic and see what's going on at security. you can see going away from us is outer loop traffic, and that's where things start to get heaviest. we'll switch over to a live view of traffic in the area of the j.f.x. at ruxton road coming toward us. southbound traffic
asked why, the governor says because romney can win. from washington, i'm tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> good morning once again, sarah caldwell with a look at your morning commute. let's see what's going on out there. the unaccident we've been tracking all morning is in edgewater, 214, central avenue closed at loch haven road due to a vehicle into a pole there. be extra careful. detours are necessity fect. 295 looks pretty good, 49 miles per hour, traveling down from the airport...
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answering questions, romney cited his private sector experience as key to getting the economy back on track. >> freedom of individuals to pursue their dreams, the dream and imagine that they might start a business or get a degree and then take that and lead their career in a direction that lists their family or stretch a business and they're able to hire other people. >> maryland's primary is april 3 with 37 delegates at stake. baltimore city residents lashed out at the city council, claiming they had been grossly overcharged on their water bills. 11 news reporter jennifer franciotti is live at city hall with more on what the city plans to do with that problem. jen? >> good morning. the city knows it too. they actually admitted to overbilling thousands of customers on their water bill. one woman came forward and said her water bill was over $500, something she simply can't afford to pay. and it was last month that an audit revealed several inefficiencies in the way that the city monitors their water usage and how much water people are actually using. according to the audit, there were
answering questions, romney cited his private sector experience as key to getting the economy back on track. >> freedom of individuals to pursue their dreams, the dream and imagine that they might start a business or get a degree and then take that and lead their career in a direction that lists their family or stretch a business and they're able to hire other people. >> maryland's primary is april 3 with 37 delegates at stake. baltimore city residents lashed out at the city...
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mitt romney edged rick santorum by 12 points. still, his rival vowed this race isn't over yet. >> what a night. thank you, illinois. >> mitt romney didn't have to wait long after the illinois polls closed to give his victory speech, a clear win he would like to say makes it a two-man race, romney versus obama. >> we want to build an interstate state system and the hoover dam. now we can't even build a pipeline. when we replace a law professor with a conservative businessman as president, that's going to end. >> it is great to be back in pennsylvania. >> rick santorum argued an illinois upset would change the race. he lost by a double-digit margin. but in a speech that didn't sound like a concession, he looked ahead. >> and we're going to pick up a whole boatload of delegates and close this gap and on to victory. thank you all very much. >> newt gingrich and ron paul largely ignored illinois, and they won no delegates. neither showed signs of stepping out of the way. gingrich is campaigning in the next primary state of louisiana.
mitt romney edged rick santorum by 12 points. still, his rival vowed this race isn't over yet. >> what a night. thank you, illinois. >> mitt romney didn't have to wait long after the illinois polls closed to give his victory speech, a clear win he would like to say makes it a two-man race, romney versus obama. >> we want to build an interstate state system and the hoover dam. now we can't even build a pipeline. when we replace a law professor with a conservative businessman as...
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yes. >> reporter: romney is rounding up establishment support. receiving the endorsement of eric cantor, the number two republican in the house on "meet the press." >> mitt romney is the only candidate in the race who's put forward a bold pro growth, pro jobs plan for the future. >> hi. this is barbara bush. >> reporter: also throwing her voice behind romney, barbara bush who recorded a phone message for voters in ohio and vermont. >> we have known the romneys for years and believe mitt is the best man to lead the country for the next four years and ann will make a great first lady. >> reporter: mrs. bush scaled back the romney campaign script that initially said, i'm supporting mitt for one simple reason. america cannot survive four more years of barack obama. despite some of the big name endorsements it appea to be an unhappy republican electorate. the poll shows 46% of the likely republican primary voters in ohio wish there was another candidate on the ballot. >> peter alexander in canton for us. chuck todd is nbc's political director and chie
yes. >> reporter: romney is rounding up establishment support. receiving the endorsement of eric cantor, the number two republican in the house on "meet the press." >> mitt romney is the only candidate in the race who's put forward a bold pro growth, pro jobs plan for the future. >> hi. this is barbara bush. >> reporter: also throwing her voice behind romney, barbara bush who recorded a phone message for voters in ohio and vermont. >> we have known the...
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i'm all for mitt romney getting out. i wish president obama would just hand me the thing, but that's not going to happen. >> we are staying in this race. i believe that it's going to be impossible for a moderate to win the general election. >> reporter: the romney campaign argues romney has the only clear path to the nomination. santorum would need to win nearly two-thirds of the delegates going forward. one aide said it would take an act of god for anyone else to become the nominee. >> if the governor thinks he's now ordained by god to win let's have it out. >> how do we understand this president and his time in office? >> reporter: next week the obama campaign will release a 17-minute documentary about the president's first term in office. "today" was given a first look. >> the entire national security apparatus was in the room. now we had to make a decision. go or not go. >> as we walked out of the room, it dawned on me. he's alone. this is his decision. nobody is standing there with him. >> reporter: that clip is, of
i'm all for mitt romney getting out. i wish president obama would just hand me the thing, but that's not going to happen. >> we are staying in this race. i believe that it's going to be impossible for a moderate to win the general election. >> reporter: the romney campaign argues romney has the only clear path to the nomination. santorum would need to win nearly two-thirds of the delegates going forward. one aide said it would take an act of god for anyone else to become the...
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a mixed day for gop front-runner mitt romney. he picked up a key endorsement but a gaffe from a top aid he's having a tough time shaking. peter alexander joins us with more on this. good morning. >> good morning. this is the distraction campaigns hate. they hounded him as a flip-fl flip-flopper, changing his opinions depending on the audience. this morning, romney is on the defensive once again. romney will reintroduce himself to voters ahead of the general election comparing it to the unforgettable red toy, the etch-a-sketch. who knew that classic toy could cause a presidential candidate so much trouble. >> 100 times on an etch-a-sketch. i'm sorry. >> i think it's a great idea piers. we'll have them do that tomorrow. >> reporter: the latest stumble sparked by his veteran senior adviser responding to questions about whether romney could change to appeal to more moderate general election voters. >> he hit a reset button. it's like an etch-a-sketch, shake it up and start over again. >> reporter: if only those words could disappear.
a mixed day for gop front-runner mitt romney. he picked up a key endorsement but a gaffe from a top aid he's having a tough time shaking. peter alexander joins us with more on this. good morning. >> good morning. this is the distraction campaigns hate. they hounded him as a flip-fl flip-flopper, changing his opinions depending on the audience. this morning, romney is on the defensive once again. romney will reintroduce himself to voters ahead of the general election comparing it to the...
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they want a one on one with mitt romney. they think they could prevail over mitt romney. but there is no incentive for the candidates to get out. >> newt embarrassed himself last night. he won georgia? he didn't get any other silvers in any other state. third or fourth in every other state. >> a tidbit out of georgia, although he won by a wide mar jich gin. when people in georgia were asked who's likely to beat barack obama, mitt romney took the top spot. >> gingrich is saying rick santorum can't win. he lost his home state by double digits when he ran for re-election. i don't know that he's inclined to cede that ground. >> barack obama took the opportunity yesterday to hold his first press conference in quite a while. let's take a quick listen. >> what's said on the campaign trail, those folks don't have a lot of responsibilities. they're not commander in chief. and when i see the casualness with which some of these folks talk about war, i'm reminded of the costs involved in war. >> the immediate strategy seems to be they can talk about running for president. i'm the pre
they want a one on one with mitt romney. they think they could prevail over mitt romney. but there is no incentive for the candidates to get out. >> newt embarrassed himself last night. he won georgia? he didn't get any other silvers in any other state. third or fourth in every other state. >> a tidbit out of georgia, although he won by a wide mar jich gin. when people in georgia were asked who's likely to beat barack obama, mitt romney took the top spot. >> gingrich is saying...
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>> he is the conservative alternative to mitt romney. mitt romney is saying it's a math equation. it's not. he's saying to vote with your head and not your heart. the heart of the party is voting with rick santorum. that means romney is not inevitable but santorum isn't winning the electability contest which is about message and about persuading more than conservatives that he can go all the way. >> he said for a front-runner if you keep finishing third, you're not much of a front-runner. how bad of a day was it for mitt romney? >> you finish third and the good news for mitt romney, yesterday morning i told you about the 28-28-28-26 numbers on the other southern states. mitt romney got to 29 in alabama and 30 in mississippi. apparently that's what jeff foxworthy was worth when you concentrated that effort. he is not winning the heart and soul of the republican party. this has always been the challenge. eight or nine months ago we said mitt romney is the guy that's the favorite for the nomination. nobody was sure how he gets there. with we're still in that place. how does he land t
>> he is the conservative alternative to mitt romney. mitt romney is saying it's a math equation. it's not. he's saying to vote with your head and not your heart. the heart of the party is voting with rick santorum. that means romney is not inevitable but santorum isn't winning the electability contest which is about message and about persuading more than conservatives that he can go all the way. >> he said for a front-runner if you keep finishing third, you're not much of a...
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romney's forces could use the cash. already airing more than $3 million in ads ahead of tuesday's primary in illinois. >> santorum opposed e-verify to curb illegal immigration. >> reporter: today they have spent more than $47 million in advertising which is $113,000 per delegate versus $86,000 for gingrich and $40,000 for santorum. why hasn't romney pulled away from the pack? wednesday he was challenged about what critics call a string of out of touch moment. >> people ask about football, you talk about knowing the owners. th they talk about nascar and you say owners. you talk about ann's two cadillacs. people say he's so rich he can't relate. why do you keep doing that? >> i'm successful. i'm not going to apologize for that. >> reporter: newt gingrich isn't apologizing to stay in the race. >> the more we watch romney and santorum fight the more i gain strength as people look at my solutions rather than politics as usual. >> one more thing to notice on the campaign trail and we have been there for months. rick santorum,
romney's forces could use the cash. already airing more than $3 million in ads ahead of tuesday's primary in illinois. >> santorum opposed e-verify to curb illegal immigration. >> reporter: today they have spent more than $47 million in advertising which is $113,000 per delegate versus $86,000 for gingrich and $40,000 for santorum. why hasn't romney pulled away from the pack? wednesday he was challenged about what critics call a string of out of touch moment. >> people ask...
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this is the deep south, a place that mitt romney is not expected to do well. it should be friendly territory for republicans. they have had the home field advantage for years. he described it yesterday admitting it feels like an away game. his opponents who have strong appeal among evangelical christians and folks who describe themselves as conservative are looking to capitalize. mitt romney wasn't born on a bayou but in mississippi thursday night he introduced himself as an adopted son of the south. accepting the endorsement of the state's governor phil bryant. >> he's turning me into an unofficial southerner. i say y'all and i like grits. strange things are happening. >> he has blue jeans on. he likes grits. i like a man holding a baby. >> reporter: not just one, but three. here in the deep south, rick santorum is fighting a two-front war, trying to knock out newt gingrich while he chases romney whose advisers insisted the delegate math showed the former massachusetts governor has a nearly insurmountable lead. >> governor romney is out there trying to spin t
this is the deep south, a place that mitt romney is not expected to do well. it should be friendly territory for republicans. they have had the home field advantage for years. he described it yesterday admitting it feels like an away game. his opponents who have strong appeal among evangelical christians and folks who describe themselves as conservative are looking to capitalize. mitt romney wasn't born on a bayou but in mississippi thursday night he introduced himself as an adopted son of the...
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we have him about 50 short, if santorum and romney do this back and forth. so today it's romney. next week or two weeks from now on april 3rd, santorum wins in places like wisconsin, indiana, oregon and romney keeps winning in the northeast, places like new jersey, new york, et cetera, maybe even california, but santorum wins texas. you do all of this stuff, matt, i have him -- we have him 50 short. now, could he get it in state conventions, and in other ways? he could. but that's the real challenge here for mitt romney. i say it's only a little better than 50/50. >> let me clear something up here, because there's some terminology being used here and i think it's being used almost interchangeably, yet i understand it to be very different. a brokered convention versus a contested convention. what's the difference? >> contested convention would essentially be, involve only the four candidates we have now. and they would be the only four brought up for nomination. and by the way, a rule clarification, if newt gingrich and ron paul, if they don't win five states each, their name can'
we have him about 50 short, if santorum and romney do this back and forth. so today it's romney. next week or two weeks from now on april 3rd, santorum wins in places like wisconsin, indiana, oregon and romney keeps winning in the northeast, places like new jersey, new york, et cetera, maybe even california, but santorum wins texas. you do all of this stuff, matt, i have him -- we have him 50 short. now, could he get it in state conventions, and in other ways? he could. but that's the real...
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mitt romney hopes for a double victory in the south. rick santorum and newt gingrich are counting on strong support from conservatives and evangelical voters. high gas prices are having an impact on the presidential race according to a new york times cbs news poll president obama's approval rating has dropped from 50 to 41% in recent weeks and the pain at the pump continues to rise. the price of regular is up 30 cents a gallon since last month. more people are now using commuter trains and buses because of the high cost of driving. the defense rested its case monday in the trial of a former rutgers university student charged with using a web cam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man. the roommate, tyler clemente committed suicide days later. the jury could get the case today. now for a look at what's trending today, our quick round-up of what has you talking online. the feud between jon hamm and kim kardashian is a top google search. hamm said kardashian and paris hilton are idiots and that stupidity is celebrated
mitt romney hopes for a double victory in the south. rick santorum and newt gingrich are counting on strong support from conservatives and evangelical voters. high gas prices are having an impact on the presidential race according to a new york times cbs news poll president obama's approval rating has dropped from 50 to 41% in recent weeks and the pain at the pump continues to rise. the price of regular is up 30 cents a gallon since last month. more people are now using commuter trains and...
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and romney always wins that. so you have a party that doesn't love their standard-bearer but they think he's really got the best shot to win the nomination. so you do have a split within the party where there are those who are more conservative who don't think romney is the real deal, who like santorum, who want to see something of this split. but, the final leg of this has to be those voters saying, look, we don't love romney, but we think he's going to win and we're going to fall in behind him. but we haven't seen a contest yet where that's actually happened. you know, in illinois, more educated, wealthier primary voters, more moderate, that's why you see romney's total getting larger as compared to say, ohio, or, of course, in the south like mississippi or alabama, where those numbers were lower. >> right. it should be noted that rick santorum did say after all of this it is still a two-person race. david gregory, thank you so much this morning. >> thank you. >> it is now 7:06. once again here's matt. >> all r
and romney always wins that. so you have a party that doesn't love their standard-bearer but they think he's really got the best shot to win the nomination. so you do have a split within the party where there are those who are more conservative who don't think romney is the real deal, who like santorum, who want to see something of this split. but, the final leg of this has to be those voters saying, look, we don't love romney, but we think he's going to win and we're going to fall in behind...
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♪ >>> what do mitt romney, angelina jolie and snooki have this common? they were the brunt of jokes on late night television this week. take a look. [ laughter ] >> i spent last night with hollywood. watching the three-hour liberal cluster fart known as the oscars. >> everyone is talking about how angelina jolie showed off her leg. >> i think she stole that move. >> it's well known in washington. >> let's begin with a long winding bumpy [ bleep ] road to the white house. >> big win for romney. taking his home state of michigan by a whopping 3.2%. >> that's his native state -- >> fine! >> mitt charged us up. >> we didn't win by a lot, but we won by enough. >> yes! [ applause ] >> there's your battle cry. romney 2012 -- enough. >> president obama recently changed course in regards to super pacs. ♪ >> oh, yes. ♪ sounds like the president goes both ways on this issue. >> mitt romney said he doesn't follow nascar as much as some of the fans. >> i have some great friends that are nascar -- team owners. [ applause ] >> is there anything that comes out of th
♪ >>> what do mitt romney, angelina jolie and snooki have this common? they were the brunt of jokes on late night television this week. take a look. [ laughter ] >> i spent last night with hollywood. watching the three-hour liberal cluster fart known as the oscars. >> everyone is talking about how angelina jolie showed off her leg. >> i think she stole that move. >> it's well known in washington. >> let's begin with a long winding bumpy [ bleep ] road to...
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romney easily beat rick santorum sunday to win the puerto rico primary. afterwards romney's wife urged republican rivals to unite behind her husband so he can focus on defeating president obama. however, rick santorum and newt gingrich say they are in it for the long haul. now for a look at what is trending today. our quick roundup of what has you talking online. the internet is buzzing about kate, the duchess of cambridge. as you just heard here, she made her first public speech as a member of the royal family this morning at the treehouse hospice for children with life-threatening illnesses. >> you've all made me feel so welcome. i feel honored to be here to see this wonderful center. i'm only sorry that william can't be here today. he would love it here. >> prince william is away on military duty in the falkland islands as a search and rescue pilot. kate reportedly wrote the speech herself. >>> tech blogs are excited about a "new york times" report that the faa will test digital reading devices and reconsider its ban on using them during taxi, takeoffs
romney easily beat rick santorum sunday to win the puerto rico primary. afterwards romney's wife urged republican rivals to unite behind her husband so he can focus on defeating president obama. however, rick santorum and newt gingrich say they are in it for the long haul. now for a look at what is trending today. our quick roundup of what has you talking online. the internet is buzzing about kate, the duchess of cambridge. as you just heard here, she made her first public speech as a member of...
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to political experts who looked at the math, they say it's virtually impossible for anyone but mitt romney to win enough delegates to get the nomination at this point. so by saying we need to unify quickly, we need to get this show on the road, are you not inferring that maybe we need to rally around mitt romney? >> no. what i'm saying is that there are more elections coming up yet in the primaries. and it could be that the voters will go to another candidate. if they do, we need to get behind that. but that's what i want my voice to be. i want to unify the party because i want to bring together the tea party, the evangelical, the mainstream and reach out to independents and disaffected democrats. that's what we have to do to be victorious. >> are you on the phone with any of these candidates, discussing, encouraging, discouraging, trying to get this party to coalesce? >> well, i like the candidates. i've known them. we were in 15 debates to the and i do talk to them. and i have not gone in any of the camps. i really think the people need to have their say. and so what i want people to kno
to political experts who looked at the math, they say it's virtually impossible for anyone but mitt romney to win enough delegates to get the nomination at this point. so by saying we need to unify quickly, we need to get this show on the road, are you not inferring that maybe we need to rally around mitt romney? >> no. what i'm saying is that there are more elections coming up yet in the primaries. and it could be that the voters will go to another candidate. if they do, we need to get...
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mitt romney is scheduled to campaign today. mitt reports campaign money troubles and newt gingrich focusing on tuesday's illinois prima primary. >>> women in arizona may have to prove they are using birth control for medical reasons and not for contraception in order to receive reimbursements from their work place health insurance. this according to a bill nearing passage in the state's legislature. the bill allows all employers are not just religious institutions to opt out of providing coverage for birth control. the american civil liberties union is battling the bill saying it would make it easier for women to be fired for using birth control for con contraception and would force women to reveal sensitive medical information to employers. a small plane crash in western north carolina has killed all five people on board the private plane with attempting to land at an airport there when the plane's wing tip struck the ground, causing it to flip and burst into flames. >>> comedian gallagher is in stable condition after collapsi
mitt romney is scheduled to campaign today. mitt reports campaign money troubles and newt gingrich focusing on tuesday's illinois prima primary. >>> women in arizona may have to prove they are using birth control for medical reasons and not for contraception in order to receive reimbursements from their work place health insurance. this according to a bill nearing passage in the state's legislature. the bill allows all employers are not just religious institutions to opt out of...
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what is governor romney's most compelling story? when people look at him and say, why can i connect with him? why can he identify with him? what do you think is compelling about his story? >> well, i think his background is probably his strongest suit. he was a very successful businessman. understands how our economy works. and in a time when the american people are asking where are the jobs, i think that it may be the strongest point that he brings. >> talk about the economy. is it recovering? >> it is. certainly signs of life. but i would argue that it should be doing a lot better. it's doing better in spite of what washington is doing to the economy. >> but it does put some republicans in a difficult position. got better job numbers, you've got better manufacturing numbers. consumer debt is down. consumer confidence is up. isn't it hard to run against a recovering economy? >> matt, my point is, it should be doing better. >> is that -- i hate to, you know, condemn things to bumper stickers. is that the slogan? it can be better? >>
what is governor romney's most compelling story? when people look at him and say, why can i connect with him? why can he identify with him? what do you think is compelling about his story? >> well, i think his background is probably his strongest suit. he was a very successful businessman. understands how our economy works. and in a time when the american people are asking where are the jobs, i think that it may be the strongest point that he brings. >> talk about the economy. is it...
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just last week, romney had a town hall meeting with residents, and r >> after a chilly start, it will be a nice day. high temperatures range between 52 and 57. warmer tomorrow, close to 70. >> tha
just last week, romney had a town hall meeting with residents, and r >> after a chilly start, it will be a nice day. high temperatures range between 52 and 57. warmer tomorrow, close to 70. >> tha